peyton manning is out and so is last year's mvp, aaron raunlers. that means post-season glory could fall to russell wilson, instead. you might be asking who is russell wilson. carlos diaz has the introduction. >> reporter: he's the only rookie quarterback left in the playoffs and his name is russell wilson. >> a lot to be excited about. >> reporter: that's an understatement at only 5'11", wilson has less than ideal height for nfl quarterback. one of the reasons he lasted into the third round of the draft until he was picked by seattle. >> he made everyone around him better. he had tremendous athleticism. i mean, he had a canon arm. he made good decisions. a lot of times he made the coaches look good by decisions he made. >> reporter: russell carried those traits to the nfl where the seahawks realized he was the best quarterback on the team and named him the starter just before the season. >> this game is not easy. especially playing the quarterback position, playing as a rookie. it's as hard as it gets. you have to mentally be tough and be on that